According to the Partnership for Patients, an organization run by the government made up of Doctors, Nurses, Clinicians and patient advocates working under the umbrella of CMS, the top 9 causes of medical errors in our hospitals are:
This year 450,000 Americans will die from medical errors in our hospitals.
Having an advocate with you, who is informed and understands the serious consequences of … [Read more...]

For many years I have understood that in order to travel by plane, you should not have to get a pilots license.” I still think that is true, and that’s because the airline industry along with the government, has addressed the job of fixing what was wrong and making air travel both safe and accountable.
In the past, I used that analogy, to explain why I didn’t think you should need a medical … [Read more...]

Today, it is 12 years since my child, my daughter, my Leah died.
I am going to take this day to share 10 things we should all know about being around parents after the death of a child.
Don’t tell me how lucky I am to have other children. This does not change the fact that one of my babies has died.
Don’t say you know how I feel, unless you have lost a child.
Don’t tell me my child is … [Read more...]

I am an Ambassabor to the Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality Community (PIPSQC), which is an informal, international collaborative of professionals who share a passion for patient safety and quality in paediatrics, and who interact together across organizational and geographic boundaries, to advance learning and improvements in these areas.
Here is an article I wrote for their … [Read more...]

It has been 11 years since the day I found my 11-year-old daughter Leah, dead next to me in her hospital bed. And though I haven’t spent those years attending medical school, I do now have a much better understanding of what happened during the 30 hours my child was in the hospital than I did 11 years ago when my nightmare started. It was a “ perfect storm “ of mistakes and … [Read more...]

Voice of the Patient

Leah's Mother, Lenore Alexander

Endorsement By Dr. Peter Pronovost

LeahsLegacy is honored to be endorsed by Dr. Peter Pronovost. When Dr. Pronovost heard Leahs story, he was sad and angry. As he tells it, Leah's death was preventable.

We thank him for continuing the work of making continuous electronic monitoring of patients on opioids the standard of care. And we thank him for continuing to tell Leahs story, and supporting our work.

"When I met Lenore, she said to me, “Peter, why is it that you can tell Sorrel King that her daughter is less likely to die, yet you cannot tell me; nobody in healthcare can; I deserve an answer too”. I told her I agree, she deserves one and we would work to find her one.

And so our journey continues. A journey to partner with patients, their loved ones and others to eliminate preventable harm, to continuously improve patient outcomes and experience, and to eliminate waste in healthcare. Please join us on this journey. “

-- Peter Pronovost MD

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LeahsLegacy is a not-for-profit organization working to achieve zero preventable deaths from medical error though prevention, education and advocacy, and to make continuous postoperative monitoring the law. Leah’sLegacy.